The FOCUS Room

During the creation of the Integrated Science Facility (Fall 2017-2020), the historic Music Hall served as the headquarters for Chemistry and Geology on campus — as well as the heart of the FOCUS program. Now, all of these departments and FOCUS have fully moved into the new Science Facility, Evelyn M. Anderson Hall. Anderson Hall 223, situated on the second floor and facing the Daugherty Atrium, is the new home for FOCUS. This room is the physical center of the program, with the FOCUS library nearby, providing a study and meeting space for students,  and a warm beverage on a cold day.

The room is used by non-FOCUS members, but the FOCUS library cabinet is locked with a code only FOCUS members know. Priority use of the Anderson 223 is given to FOCUS from 6 pm-midnight on weeknights and 8 am–8 pm on weekends. The cabinet houses the FOCUS library, a collection of math and science textbooks available for use on the second floor of Anderson Hall, as well as a hot water kettle, an assortment of tea, and study snacks.

FOCUS Library

The FOCUS Library is designed to provide members with access to often expensive textbooks. This lending library is community-run, with all books staying on Anderson Hall’s second floor so as to be available for any FOCUS member to use at any time. The cabinet is located adjacent to the FOCUS Coordinator’s office, Anderson Hall 230. The library is also supplemented based on student needs, meaning FOCUS members can request the purchase of a particular book to be added to the library at the beginning of each term.

Would you like to request a textbook be added to the FOCUS library? Fill out the FOCUS Textbook Form.

Below is the list of current titles available in the FOCUS library cabinet (as of November 2024).

Discipline

Title

Edition

Author/s

Astronomy

Explorations: An Introduction to Astronomy

6th

Amy and Schneider

Astronomy

Fighting Light Pollution: Smart Lighting for Individuals and Communities

1st

The International Dark Sky Association

Biology

Biological Science

6th

Freeman, Quillin, Allison, Black, Podgorski, Taylor, and Carmichael

Biology

Biological Science

7th

Freeman, Quillin, Allison, Black, Podgorski, Taylor, and Carmichael

Biology

Borror and Delong's Introduction to the Study of Insects

7th

Triplehorn and Johnson

Biology

Exploring the Way Life Works

1st (Academic)

Hoagland, Dodson, and Hauck

Biology

Gray's Anatomy for Students

2nd

Drake, Vogl, and Mitchell

Biology

Human Sexuality

4th

LeVay and Baldwin

Biology

The Insects: An Outline of Entomology

4th

Gullan and Cranston

Biology

An Introduction to Behavioural Ecology

4th

Davies, Krebs, and West

Biology

The Shark's Paintbrush

N/A

Jay Harman

Biology

Vander's Human Physiology: The Mechanisms of Body Function

13th

Widmaier, Raff, and Strang

Biochemistry

Biochemistry

8th

Berg, Tymoczko, Gatto, Stryer

Chemistry

Quantitative Chemical Analysis

7th

Harris

Chemistry

Quantitative Chemical Analysis

8th

Harris

Chemistry

Chemistry

8th

Zumdahl, Zumdahl

Chemistry

Organic Chemistry

6th

Bruice

Chemistry

Organic Chemistry - Study Guide and Solutions Manual

6th

Bruice

Chemistry

Thermodynamics, Statistical Thermodynamics, and Kinetics

1st

Engel, Reid

Chemistry

Chemistry: The Central Science

12th

Brown, Lemay, Bursten, Murphy, and Woodward

Chemistry

Chemistry: The Central Science

13th

Brown, Lemay, Bursten, Murphy, Woodward, and Stoltzfus

Chemistry

Chemistry: The Central Science

14th

Brown, Lemay, Bursten, Murphy, Woodward, and Stoltzfus

Chemistry

The Cartoon Guide to Chemistry

1st

Larry Gonick and Craig Criddle

Chemistry

The Prentice Hall Molecular Model Set for Organic Chemistry

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-

Chemistry

Molecular Visions: The Flexible Molecular Model Kit

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-

Computer Science

Algorithm Design

1st

Kleinberg and Tardos

Computer Science

Beginning Programming with Java - For Dummies

2nd

Barry Burd

Computer Science

Computer Organization and Design- Hardware/Software Interface

4th

Patterson and Hennessy

Computer Science

Computer Organization and Design- Hardware/Software Interface

4th- ARM Edition

Patterson and Hennessy

Computer Science

Data Structures and Abstractions with Java

3rd

Frank Carrano

Computer Science

Discrete Mathematics for Computer Science

Pre-Print

Liben-Nowell

Computer Science

Data Structures: Abstraction and Design Using Java

3rd

Koffman and Wolfgang

Computer Science

Introduction to the Theory of Computation

3rd

Michael Sipser

Computer Science

Python Programming: An Introduction to Computer Science

2nd

Zelle

Computer Science

Python Programming: An Introduction to Computer Science

3rd

Zelle

Geology

Manual of Mineral Science

23rd

Klein and Dutrow

Geology

Understanding Earth

6th

Grotizinger and Jordan

Geology

Understanding Earth

8th

Grotizinger and Jordan

Mathematics

College Algebra and Trigonometry

1st

Vancil

Mathematics

Complex Variables and Applications

8th

Brown and Churchill

Mathematics

Linear Algebra

4th

Bretscher

Mathematics

101 Careers in Mathematics

4th

MAA Press - American Mathematical Society

Mathematics

Linear Algebra and Its Applications

6th (Instructor's Edition)

Lay, Lay, and McDonald

Statistics

Statistics: Unlocking the Power of Data

2nd

Lock, Lock, Lock, Lock, and Lock

Statistics

Seeing Through Statistics

3rd

Utts

Statistics

Mathematical Statistics with Resampling in R

1st

Chihara and Hesterberg

Statistics

Probability with Applications and R

1st

Dobrow

Statistics

Bayesian Statistical Methods

1st

Reich and Ghosh

Statistics

Statistical Computing with R

1st

Rizzo

Physics

Matter and Interactions 1: Modern Mechanics

3rd

Chabay and Sherwood

Physics

Six Ideas that Shaped Physics- Unit R: The Laws of Physics are Frame-Independent

2nd

Moore

Physics

Six Ideas that Shaped Physics- Unit R: The Laws of Physics are Frame-Independent

3rd

Moore

Physics

University Physics Volume 1

1st

Linny, Sanny, and Moebs

Physics

Quantum Physics: A Fundamental Approach to Modern Physics

1st

Townsend

Physics and Chemistry

CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics

53rd

CRC Press - Chemical Rubber Company

Psychology

Psychology

8th

Gleitman, Gross, Reisberg

Psychology

Psychological Science

4th

Gazzaniga, Heatherton, Halpern

Psychology

Psychology

2nd

Schacter, Gilbert, Wegner

Psychology

Abnormal Psychology

8th

Comer

Psychology/ Neuroscience

Physiology of Behavior

11th

Carlson

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